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Dr. (Mrs) Asante Matilda
Lecturer
masante@ug.edu.gh or matildaasante@chs.edu.gh
+233 503357724/+ 233 540 683 892

 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
PhD Nutrition

 

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION

Registered Dietician (RD)

 

SHORT BIOS/CV

Matilda Asante is a registered dietician and a senior lecturer in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics. She teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the areas of Dietetics Professional Practice, Medical Nutrition Therapy and Food Habits. She is actively involved in several areas of research on dietary intakes and their impact on health with a focus on cardiovascular disease risk factors. Matilda also serves as a resource person for an international community nutrition rotation program in the Eastern region of Ghana. Her research team is also involved in programmes that empower people with skills and knowledge needed to make healthy food choices in a bid to prevent or minimise unhealthy eating practices and the chronic health problems it triggers.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE Ag. Head of Department

RESEARCH INTEREST

1. Diet and chronic disease risk
2. Nutrition Transition
3. Food habits
4. Dietetics professional practice in Ghana

 

RESEARCH PROJECTS COMPLETED (WITHIN PAST 5 YEARS)

1. Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Students in a Polytechnic in Ghana

2. Zinc, Copper and Selenium Status of Vegetarians and Non-Vegetarians in a Seventh Day Adventist Church at Mayra Pokuase

3. Antioxidant Activity in Commonly Consumed Local Ghanaian Spices

4. The Effect of Ramadan Fasting on Dietary Intakes, Body Composition and Biochemical Indices of a Cohort of Muslims in Accra

5. The Development of a Photographic Atlas of Portion Sizes of Commonly consumed carbohydrate foods in Ghana

6. Folate and Vitamin B12 Status of a Rural Population in Ghana

7. Nutrient intake adequacy in a  vegetarian population

8. Food consumption pattern  of  a vegetarian  population in the Accra metropolis

 

ON-GOING RESEARCH PROJECTS Knowledge and dietary fat intake of  patients with cardiovascular diseases

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

1. Tuah, B., Asante, M., Asare, G., Doku, Derek. (2017). In vitro Antioxidant Activity in Seven Selected Local Ghanaian Spices and an Artificial Spice, Shrimp Cube. World Journal of Nutrition and Health. 5(2), 46-52. DOI: 10.12691/jnh-5-2-4.

2. Asare, J., Asante, M., Amoah, A. G. B. (2017). Obesity and its Correlates among Junior High School Children in the Accra Metropolis. Journal of Nutrition and Health Sciences, 4 (2) ISSN: 2393-9060.

3. Intiful, F., Osei, C., Steele-Dadzie, R., Nyarko, R., & Asante, M. (2017). Views of first-time expectant mothers on breastfeeding: a study in three health facilities in Accra, Ghana. Advances in Public Health, 2017, 1-6.
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/489402.

4. Boateng, L., Nyarko, R.., Asante, M., & Steiner-Asiedu, M. (2017). Acceptability of complementary food flours that incorporate Moringa Oleifera Leaf Powder among infants and their caregivers. Food and Nutrition Bulletin, XX (X), XXX -XXX: doi10.1177/0379572117708656. Accepted in press.

5. Intiful, F. D., Wiredu, E. K., Asare, G. A., Asante, M., Adjei, D.N. (2016). Anaemia in pregnant adolescent girls with malaria and practicing pica. Pan African Medical Journal, 24:96 doi:10.11604/pamj.2016.24.96.9282..

6. Opoku, G. H., Asante, M., Asare, G., Steele-Dadzie, R. K., Amoako – Mensah A., Sackar, S. (2016). Dietary practices and cardiovascular risk factors among students in a polytechnic in Accra. Ghana Journal of Allied Health Sciences. Accepted for publication on 31st June, 2016.

7. Hayford, F., Appiah, A. A., Asante, M., & Steele-Dadzie, R. (2016). Knowledge, attitudes and practices of food label information usage between health professionals with nutrition knowledge and the general adult Ghanaian population. Ghana Journal of Allied Health Sciences. Accepted on 31st March, 2016.

8. Gibson, R., Asante, M.  (2015).Comparing dietary macronutrient composition and food sources between native and diasporic Ghanaian adults. Food & Nutrition Research, 59,  DOI: 10.3402/fnr.v59.277.

9. Asante, M., Pufulete, M., Thomas, J., Wiredu, E, & Intiful, F. (2015). Food Consumption Pattern of Ghanaians Living in Accra and London. International Journal of Current Research, 7(5), 16216-16223.

10. Amos, P., Intiful, F., Antwi, T., Asante, M. (2015). The Impact of Physical Activity and Psychological Factors on Eating Habits. Nova Publishers, New York, 59 -70.

11. Intiful, F.D., Ankomah, A.B., Asante, M., Amoako-Mensah, A., Steele -Dadzie, R., Boateng, L., Hayford, F., Portia, D. (2015). Quality of Life of Overweight ad Obese Patients. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 7(1):1-7.

12. Steele-Dadzie, R., Dzivenu, P., Asante, M., Hayford, F., Intiful, F. D., Amoako-Mensah, A., Boateng, L. (2015). An assessment of food labels of some selected pre-packaged food products on the Ghanaian market. International Journal of Current Research, 7(8), 19030-19034.

13. Asante, M., Ntiful, F., Steele Dadzie, R., Kuevi, A., Boateng, L., Okyere, G. (2014). A history of the practice of dietetics in Ghana: role of the school of allied health Sciences.IN: Contributions of Allied Health Sciences to Healthcare Delivery in Ghana; University of Ghana Readers Series, Chapter 3. July 2014; ISBN: 978-9988-2-0150-0.

14. Asante, M., Boateng, L., Tetteh, C. (2014). Highlights of research in clinical dietetics at the school of allied health sciences: The impact on health. IN: Contributions of Allied Health Sciences to Healthcare Delivery in Ghana; University of Ghana Readers Series, Chapter 13. July 2014; ISBN: 978-9988-2-0150-0.

15. Ntiful, F. D., Ogyiri, L., Asante, M., Anna-Amoako, Mensah., Steele-Dadzie, R. K., Boateng, L. (2013). Nutritional Status of Boarding and Non-Boarding Children in Selected Schools in the Accra Metropolis. Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare, (3):7.

16. Asare, G. A., Okyere, G. O., Asante, M., Brown, C. A., Santa, S., Asiedu, B. (2013). Mutagenicity of Edible Palm Oil on the Ghanaian Market before and after Repeated Heating. Journal of Food Science, doi:10111/750-3841.12300.

17. Ntiful, F. D., Arthur. E., Amoako-Mensah, A. D., Steele-Dadzie, R. K., Asante, M., Boateng, L. (2013). The Effect of Breakfast Consumption on BMI and Caloric Intakes of Office Workers in Accra. Nigerian Journal of Nutritional Sciences, 34 (1).

18. Ofori, E., Asante, M., William, K. A., Coleman, J., Edmund, K., Dzefi-Tettey, Klenam, B., ... Patience, A. (2012).  Relationship between Obesity and Leiomyomas among Ghanaian Women. Journal of Medical and Applied Sciences, 4.